High And 100!

Jacobs First Italian In History To Be Crowned 100m Olympic Champion; Tamberi Makes It A Night To Remember With Shared High Jump Gold

Tokyo: Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic men’s 100 metres final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doing it in a European record time of 9.80 seconds. In the first final of the post-Usain Bolt era, American Fred Kerley came up just short in his bid to become the first American winner since Justin Gatlin in 2004, taking silver in a personal best 9.84.

Canada’s Andre de Grasse also ran a personal best of 9.89 to repeat his bronze of 2016, as new spikes featuring “performance-enhancing” carbon soles continue to see athletes taking chunks out of long-standing marks.